Lineup Optimizer: FantasyDraft Week 16

Maurile Tremblay's Lineup Optimizer: FantasyDraft Week 16 Maurile Tremblay Published 12/18/2018

This is a lineup optimizer for FantasyDraft using projections by Maurile Tremblay ("MT"), David Dodds ("DD"), and Sigmund Bloom ("SB"). (The "SB" column's defensive projections are by David Dodds.) Choose whether you want to view projected points, projected value, or H-value. Projected value is equal to projected points divided by salary (and then multiplied by 10,000). H-value is equal to projected points raised to the square root of three, divided by salary (and then multiplied by 2,000). H-value, a measure inspired by Dan Hindery, is often a better indicator of true value than points per dollar. Click on the column headings to sort by that column. For example, if you want to sort by Dodds' projected value, first you'd click on "Value" at the top, and then click on the "DD" column heading. (Projections are current as of 12/23/2018 at 3:26 pm (EST).)

When you click on a player's name, the player is added to your lineup over at the right. Projected total points for your lineup are displayed for each set of projections. Click on a player in your lineup to remove him.

If you fill in a partial lineup with no more than six open spaces, you can have the remaining spaces filled in automatically, based on the set of projections you choose, by clicking on the green "MT", "DD", "SB", or "AVG". To exclude a player from consideration by this feature, click on the green "o" to the right of his name. (Click again to undo.)

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Individual Games Points Value H-Value
All QB RB WR TE D
Name PosGameSalaryMTDDSBAvgMTDDSBAvgMTDDSBAvg
Patrick Mahomes II o 0 QB KC@SEA 13100 23.4 24.4 20.9 22.9 17.9 18.6 16.0 17.5 35.9 38.6 29.5 34.6
Ben Roethlisberger o 0 QB PIT@NO 12600 22.8 23.3 18.0 21.4 18.1 18.5 14.3 17.0 35.7 37.1 23.7 32.0
Deshaun Watson o 0 QB HOU@PHI 12300 19.0 21.6 19.2 19.9 15.4 17.6 15.6 16.2 26.7 33.3 27.2 28.9
Drew Brees o 0 QB PIT@NO 12300 17.9 21.2 17.8 19.0 14.6 17.2 14.5 15.4 24.1 32.2 23.8 26.7
Russell Wilson o 0 QB KC@SEA 12300 18.0 20.2 20.1 19.4 14.6 16.4 16.3 15.8 24.3 29.7 29.4 27.6
Aaron Rodgers o 0 QB GB@NYJ 12000 19.0 20.3 17.6 19.0 15.8 16.9 14.7 15.8 27.3 30.7 23.9 27.3
Jared Goff o 0 QB LAR@ARI 12000 20.1 19.5 19.9 19.8 16.8 16.2 16.6 16.5 30.1 28.6 29.6 29.4
Jameis Winston o 0 QB TB@DAL 11900 20.4 18.5 14.3 17.7 17.1 15.5 12.0 14.9 31.2 26.3 16.8 24.4
Andrew Luck o 0 QB NYG@IND 11700 20.0 21.3 18.0 19.8 17.1 18.2 15.4 16.9 30.6 34.2 25.5 30.1
Matt Ryan o 0 QB ATL@CAR 11400 20.6 21.3 17.5 19.8 18.1 18.7 15.4 17.4 33.1 35.1 25.0 30.9
Baker Mayfield o 0 QB CIN@CLE 11400 17.5 19.0 16.1 17.5 15.4 16.7 14.1 15.4 25.0 28.8 21.6 25.0
Kirk Cousins o 0 QB MIN@DET 11300 19.1 19.3 16.4 18.3 16.9 17.1 14.5 16.2 29.3 29.8 22.5 27.2
Case Keenum o 0 QB DEN@OAK 11300 16.2 16.4 12.0 14.9 14.3 14.5 10.6 13.2 22.0 22.5 13.1 19.1
Philip Rivers o 0 QB BAL@LAC 11200 16.6 18.4 19.2 18.1 14.8 16.4 17.1 16.2 23.2 27.7 29.8 26.9
Dak Prescott o 0 QB TB@DAL 11200 21.2 20.5 17.1 19.6 18.9 18.3 15.3 17.5 35.4 33.4 24.4 30.9
Mitchell Trubisky o 0 QB CHI@SF 11200 19.3 19.6 18.2 19.0 17.2 17.5 16.2 17.0 30.1 30.9 27.2 29.3
Tom Brady o 0 QB BUF@NE 11000 19.0 19.2 17.2 18.5 17.3 17.5 15.6 16.8 29.8 30.4 25.1 28.5
Lamar Jackson o 0 QB BAL@LAC 10900 19.1 18.2 18.1 18.5 17.5 16.7 16.6 17.0 30.4 27.9 27.7 28.7
Josh Allen o 0 QB BUF@NE 10900 16.7 18.0 17.6 17.4 15.3 16.5 16.1 16.0 24.1 27.4 26.4 25.8
Derek Carr o 0 QB DEN@OAK 10900 17.3 16.9 13.5 15.9 15.9 15.5 12.4 14.6 25.6 24.6 16.6 22.1
Marcus Mariota o 0 QB WAS@TEN 10600 16.1 16.8 13.3 15.4 15.2 15.8 12.5 14.5 23.2 25.0 16.7 21.5
Joe Flacco o 0 QB BAL@LAC 10100 1.4 1.1 0.0 0.8 1.4 1.1 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1
Josh Johnson o 0 QB WAS@TEN 10000 14.2 14.7 14.6 14.5 14.2 14.7 14.6 14.5 19.8 21.0 20.8 20.5
Taylor Heinicke o 0 QB ATL@CAR 10000 16.7 16.3 9.3 14.1 16.7 16.3 9.3 14.1 26.2 25.2 9.5 19.6
Jeff Driskel o 0 QB CIN@CLE 10000 14.6 15.3 11.0 13.6 14.6 15.3 11.0 13.6 20.8 22.5 12.7 18.4
Matthew Stafford o 0 QB MIN@DET 10000 15.4 14.9 10.1 13.5 15.4 14.9 10.1 13.5 22.8 21.5 11.0 18.1
Eli Manning o 0 QB NYG@IND 10000 16.5 14.8 9.3 13.5 16.5 14.8 9.3 13.5 25.7 21.3 9.5 18.1
Ryan Tannehill o 0 QB JAX@MIA 10000 14.6 15.7 12.3 14.2 14.6 15.7 12.3 14.2 20.8 23.6 15.4 19.8
Cody Kessler o 0 QB JAX@MIA 10000 16.7 15.1 12.1 14.6 16.7 15.1 12.1 14.6 26.2 22.0 15.0 20.8
Sam Darnold o 0 QB GB@NYJ 10000 15.3 15.6 13.8 14.9 15.3 15.6 13.8 14.9 22.5 23.3 18.9 21.5
DeShone Kizer o 0 QB GB@NYJ 10000 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1
Nick Foles o 0 QB HOU@PHI 10000 17.8 17.8 14.8 16.8 17.8 17.8 14.8 16.8 29.3 29.3 21.3 26.5
Josh Rosen o 0 QB LAR@ARI 10000 11.5 12.7 8.1 10.8 11.5 12.7 8.1 10.8 13.7 16.3 7.5 12.3
Nick Mullens o 0 QB CHI@SF 10000 15.3 16.0 12.5 14.6 15.3 16.0 12.5 14.6 22.5 24.4 15.9 20.8
Taysom Hill o 0 QB PIT@NO 10000 1.9 2.1 1.4 1.8 1.9 2.1 1.4 1.8 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.6
Ezekiel Elliott o 0 RB TB@DAL 17000 26.0 29.4 22.8 26.1 15.3 17.3 13.4 15.4 33.2 41.1 26.5 33.4
Christian McCaffrey o 0 RB ATL@CAR 16600 26.2 24.8 20.7 23.9 15.8 14.9 12.5 14.4 34.5 31.3 22.9 29.4
Saquon Barkley o 0 RB NYG@IND 15000 19.7 23.4 17.3 20.1 13.1 15.6 11.5 13.4 23.3 31.4 18.6 24.1
Alvin Kamara o 0 RB PIT@NO 14500 20.5 20.6 18.6 19.9 14.1 14.2 12.8 13.7 25.8 26.0 21.8 24.5
Melvin Gordon III o 0 RB BAL@LAC 14300 25.1 19.6 18.4 21.0 17.6 13.7 12.9 14.7 37.2 24.2 21.7 27.3
Nick Chubb o 0 RB CIN@CLE 13700 21.4 21.9 20.8 21.4 15.6 16.0 15.2 15.6 29.4 30.6 28.0 29.4
Joe Mixon o 0 RB CIN@CLE 13400 16.1 16.7 18.2 17.0 12.0 12.5 13.6 12.7 18.4 19.6 22.7 20.2
Dalvin Cook o 0 RB MIN@DET 13000 14.3 18.7 18.0 17.0 11.0 14.4 13.8 13.1 15.4 24.5 23.0 20.8
Jaylen Samuels o 0 RB PIT@NO 12600 18.5 16.8 15.5 16.9 14.7 13.3 12.3 13.4 24.9 21.0 18.3 21.3
Tarik Cohen o 0 RB CHI@SF 12100 15.1 16.0 15.1 15.4 12.5 13.2 12.5 12.7 18.2 20.1 18.2 18.8
Phillip Lindsay o 0 RB DEN@OAK 11400 17.4 18.1 15.3 16.9 15.3 15.9 13.4 14.8 24.7 26.5 19.8 23.5
Leonard Fournette o 0 RB JAX@MIA 11300 19.3 16.7 13.5 16.5 17.1 14.8 11.9 14.6 29.8 23.2 16.1 22.7
David Johnson o 0 RB LAR@ARI 11300 17.0 17.8 12.4 15.7 15.0 15.8 11.0 13.9 23.9 25.9 13.9 20.9
Damien Williams o 0 RB KC@SEA 10900 12.8 16.2 17.4 15.5 11.7 14.9 16.0 14.2 15.2 22.8 25.8 21.2
Derrick Henry o 0 RB WAS@TEN 10600 16.6 16.6 16.1 16.4 15.7 15.7 15.2 15.5 24.5 24.5 23.2 24.0
Justin Jackson o 0 RB BAL@LAC 10400 3.1 1.6 0.0 1.6 3.0 1.5 0.0 1.5 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.4
Marlon Mack o 0 RB NYG@IND 10400 15.1 14.6 14.3 14.7 14.5 14.0 13.8 14.1 21.2 20.0 19.3 20.2
Chris Carson o 0 RB KC@SEA 10300 17.3 17.0 15.4 16.6 16.8 16.5 15.0 16.1 27.1 26.3 22.1 25.2
James White o 0 RB BUF@NE 10200 13.5 14.3 13.9 13.9 13.2 14.0 13.6 13.6 17.8 19.7 18.7 18.7
Austin Ekeler o 0 RB BAL@LAC 10100 0.0 0.0 3.4 1.1 0.0 0.0 3.4 1.1 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.2
Jamaal Williams o 0 RB GB@NYJ 10100 12.4 13.8 15.0 13.7 12.3 13.7 14.9 13.6 15.5 18.7 21.6 18.4
Mark Ingram II o 0 RB PIT@NO 10100 11.2 12.5 12.2 12.0 11.1 12.4 12.1 11.9 13.0 15.7 15.1 14.7
Sony Michel o 0 RB BUF@NE 9800 10.1 12.4 10.7 11.1 10.3 12.7 10.9 11.3 11.2 16.0 12.4 13.2
Tevin Coleman o 0 RB ATL@CAR 9400 14.2 14.5 15.9 14.9 15.1 15.4 16.9 15.9 21.1 21.8 25.6 22.9
Elijah McGuire o 0 RB GB@NYJ 9200 15.1 15.4 13.3 14.6 16.4 16.7 14.5 15.9 23.9 24.8 19.2 22.6
Dion Lewis o 0 RB WAS@TEN 9100 10.8 11.1 8.9 10.3 11.9 12.2 9.8 11.3 13.5 14.2 9.7 12.5
Doug Martin o 0 RB DEN@OAK 8900 11.1 12.3 8.2 10.5 12.5 13.8 9.2 11.8 14.5 17.4 8.6 13.2
Gus Edwards o 0 RB BAL@LAC 8800 8.6 9.9 8.7 9.1 9.8 11.2 9.9 10.3 9.4 12.1 9.6 10.4
LeSean McCoy o 0 RB BUF@NE 8800 14.2 11.8 7.8 11.3 16.1 13.4 8.9 12.8 22.5 16.3 8.0 15.2
Alfred Blue o 0 RB HOU@PHI 8800 12.9 12.6 9.6 11.7 14.7 14.3 10.9 13.3 19.1 18.3 11.4 16.1
Josh Adams o 0 RB HOU@PHI 8700 8.1 9.1 5.9 7.7 9.3 10.5 6.8 8.9 8.6 10.5 5.0 7.9
Jalen Richard o 0 RB DEN@OAK 8700 12.3 11.4 9.1 10.9 14.1 13.1 10.5 12.5 17.8 15.6 10.5 14.4
Wendell Smallwood o 0 RB HOU@PHI 8600 5.2 6.0 8.8 6.7 6.0 7.0 10.2 7.8 4.0 5.2 10.1 6.3
Chris Thompson o 0 RB WAS@TEN 8400 6.9 8.1 4.5 6.5 8.2 9.6 5.4 7.7 6.8 8.9 3.2 6.1
Jordan Howard o 0 RB CHI@SF 8400 9.5 10.4 12.2 10.7 11.3 12.4 14.5 12.7 11.8 13.8 18.1 14.4
Matt Breida o 0 RB CHI@SF 8300 18.5 16.4 10.8 15.2 22.3 19.8 13.0 18.3 37.7 30.6 14.9 26.9
Theo Riddick o 0 RB MIN@DET 8100 9.4 12.6 8.7 10.2 11.6 15.6 10.7 12.6 12.0 19.9 10.5 13.8
Kenneth Dixon o 0 RB BAL@LAC 8000 5.6 6.8 7.9 6.8 7.0 8.5 9.9 8.5 Photos provided by Imagn Images
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